Uttaratantra
From Bodhicitta
उत्तरतन्त्र uttaratantra
Ultimate Continuum
རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་
rgyud bla ma
寶性論
bǎo xìng lùn
Sanskrit - Text
Basic Meaning
The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra.
Has the Sense of
There is extensive discussion of the title in multiple academic sources. For further information about the text and its title, please see the entry for this text, Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. And for a short essay on the translation of this term, see "Continuum vs. Teachings."
| Term Variations | |
| Key Term | Uttaratantra |
|---|---|
| Topic Variation | Uttaratantra |
| Tibetan | རྒྱུད་བླ་མ་ |
| Wylie Transliteration | rgyud bla ma |
| Devanagari Sanskrit | उत्तरतन्त्र |
| Romanized Sanskrit | uttaratantra |
| Chinese | 寶性論 |
| Chinese Pinyin | bǎo xìng lùn |
| Buddha-nature Site Standard English | Ultimate Continuum |
| Term Information | |
| Source Language | Sanskrit |
| Basic Meaning | The Ultimate Continuum, or Gyü Lama, is often used as a short title in the Tibetan tradition for the key source text of buddha-nature teachings called the Ratnagotravibhāga of Maitreya/Asaṅga, also known as the Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. |
| Has the Sense of | There is extensive discussion of the title in multiple academic sources. For further information about the text and its title, please see the entry for this text, Mahāyānottaratantraśāstra. And for a short essay on the translation of this term, see "Continuum vs. Teachings." |
| Term Type | Text |
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